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as in keeper
a person who takes care of a property sometimes for an absent owner a watchman lives next door to scare off prowlers

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Recent Examples of watchman Beyond the reach of China’s censors and watchmen, posters featuring Peng’s slogans spread on campuses and streets all over the world. Han Zhang, The New Yorker, 11 June 2024 Henderson’s first jobs, perhaps not surprisingly, were as a watchman. Joe Sexton, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2024 Who watches the watchmen—or, in Fortune 500 terms, who audits the auditors? Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2024 His grandfather was the city’s first night watchman, and his father served on the school board, city council, and as mayor. Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for watchman 
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Noun
  • Anthony Thomas was incarcerated at Lee in 2018 and worked as a custodian in the Special Housing Unit.
    Christie Thompson, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Supervisory Boards need lead reinvention As the custodians of the future, Supervisory Boards have a special role to play.
    Andrew Binns, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • D’Onta Foreman had a 38-yard run on the second play of the drive, and Sam Darnold scored on an option keeper.
    Dave Birkett, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2022
  • Egan’s 1-yard touchdown run on a fourth-down keeper pulled the Chargers within 28-26 with 4:57 left in the third quarter.
    Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 26 Nov. 2022
Noun
  • Your subscription helps ensure that our journalists will be on guard, telling these important stories and many more like them in the months and years ahead.
    Eric Larsen, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Casey, a second-team All-American, and super-senior, first-team All-Mountain West guard Ben Dooley have anchored the left side, but the other three spots have been a constant rotation of semi-healthy bodies, resulting in 10 starters and six starting combinations along the front.
    Justin Williams, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Rivas talked about a couple who runs a bakery struggling to keep prices down as the cost of their ingredients rises, and about a school janitor taking on a second job to keep up with the cost of housing.
    Laurel Rosenhall, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Who will perform in 2024 Still fresh off his win on Season 19 of America's Got Talent, Richard Goodall, a school janitor from Terre Haute, will sing at the celebration.
    Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • In 2014, her sister was appointed her permanent legal guardian.
    Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 22 Dec. 2024
  • According to The Root, earlier this week, Kevin Hunter filed a Grievance Committee complaint against Morrisey alleging that Morrissey has been purporting herself to be his ex-wife’s legal guardian but has also allegedly been practicing law in the state of New Jersey without having a license.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Five have pleaded guilty, and juries have convicted two, including former warden Ray Garcia.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
  • An octogenarian who once represented Rita Hayworth in her divorce from the Aly Khan, Maître Blum seems to be Simpson’s de-facto jail warden.
    Negar Azimi, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Social structures and group dynamics further enhance their survival, as individuals can act as sentinels, warning others of danger.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Caleb Limpert, Rockvale High: The senior is passionate about FFA and agriculture, serving as the chapter president and regional sentinel.
    Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Many of these outdoor cats, called community cats, are not comfortable around humans and therefore not suitable to live indoors as a domestic pet but are cared for outdoors by dedicated caretakers, according to Our Companions..
    Our Companions, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
  • What to Know Amy Pope, the director-general of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), visited Syria to meet with members of the caretaker government, U.N. officials, and advocacy groups.
    Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024

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“Watchman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watchman. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.

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